Connie's Photos (Ongoing Thread)

[Douglas]

Some shots of my newly adopted pet, Connie. (If I've managed to link the files correctly!)

To me, the colour of her cere does not appear completely uniform, and the texture not particularly smooth.
Does anyone think this is a problem?

[StarlingWings]

She's absolutely adorable and it seems she's getting on quite well with you!

No, don't worry - that's normal! Females' ceres tend to be quite uneven and dry in appearance. Her cere looks fine to me

I've made this an ongoing thread for you so you can continue to post photos of little Connie here!

[Douglas]

Thank you StarlingWings!

Yes, our relationship was going very well initially.
However, an ongoing issue has emerged that I'm struggling to resolve.
Think I need advice from people more knowledgeable and experienced than myself.
Most likely will post in the Behaviour forum before long.

[Blingy]

Connie is gorgeous and what a lovely name for a budgie. I’m looking forward to seeing more of her and hearing all about her adventures with you.


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[FaeryBee]

Connie is just as cute as can be!
Her cere looks perfectly fine, as StarlingWings explained.

Thank you for sharing her pictures with us.
I'll be looking forward to seeing lots more of her in the future.

[Douglas]

Connie had her first bath recently. I’d only been spraying her with fine mist. Presented her little bathtub (had previously removed it from her cage, as she was completely ignoring it). She took to it immediately. Quickly prepared a larger container for her, and she soon swapped over to it.

I find that she is more likely to try things when she is outside her cage.
That goes for food as well. Still experimenting with vegetables, where she’s only recently displayed interest.

She is highly active and energetic.
Her progression has been rapid.
She has been moulting since I’ve had her (over 5 weeks)

Biting/chewing (including me!) is her favourite pastime. She often displays great vigour and determination.

Trying to “train” her not to bite (me or others). Unlikely to stop it completely, although hoping to reduce it to a more acceptable level.
It’s possibly an existing habit before being with me.

[FaeryBee]

It's great that Connie has now determined she likes her bath and is willing to try the healthy vegetables. Excellent progress and great pictures.

[Douglas]

Pleased to report that Connie and I are getting along extremely well nowadays.
The following images have been extracted from video recordings.
The first one she is in the process of launching an unprovoked attack on my ear! That was several weeks ago.
Prior to this she had not been aggressive, until she took exception to a particular shirt. She assaulted the shirt, and soon after my neck!
Until recently she still behaved like this (to a degree).

Then early one evening about two weeks ago, she came out of her cage and straight to my shoulder. She looked at me and gave a soft, happy chirp.
Then followed a sustained gentle nibbling of my face and surrounds.

There are still situations where she may bite a little too hard (eg. excited play around my head), however if I calmly protest, she normally reduces the force.

[lbeckman]

[Cody]

Connie is adorable and it looks like you two are getting along well. She reminds me of a bird I had several years ago that would sit on my husband's shoulder and preen his beard and then fall asleep.